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The Rock collection consists of correspondence, photographs, diaries and unpublished manuscripts.
Sans titreGutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall. Found by Tracey Williams and donated to Peter Wilkie (RBGE). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30043875
Sans titre1 cardboard slide tray
[MAKERS LABEL] "SUPPLIED BY philip harris SHENSTONE ENGLAND";
The hinges are red/brown.
Index is blank
Total of 19 of 20 slots filled, empty space is #: 11
some additional data can be found on some of the slides
some have 2 preps on a single slide
Slide numbers are as follows:
1 cardboard slide tray
[MAKERS LABEL] "SUPPLIED BY philip harris SHENSTONE ENGLAND"
The hinges are red/brown.
Index is blank
Total of 3 of 20 slots filled, empty spaces are #s: 4-20
some additional data can be found on some of the slides
Slide numbers are as follows:
1 cardboard slide tray
[MAKERS LABEL] "SUPPLIED BY Philip Harris SHENSTONE ENGLAND";
[COVER, IN PEN] 'Misc.'
The hinges are red/brown.
Index is blank
Total of 19 of 20 slots filled, empty space is #: 18
some additional data can be found on some of the slides
Slide numbers are as follows:
1 cardboard slide tray
[MAKERS LABEL] "SUPPLIED BY philip harris SHENSTONE ENGLAND"
The hinges are red/brown.
Index is blank
Total of 11 of 20 slots filled, empty spaces are #s: 9-10,14-20
some additional data can be found on some of the slides
Slide numbers are as follows:
1 cardboard slide tray
The hinges are green.
Index on left inside flap has text for #s 1-4,7-10. But they don't appear to correspond to the glass slides in the tray itself.
Total of 18 of 20 slots filled, empty spaces are #s: 18-19
many appear to be from specimens collected by Istvah Pinter; some additional data can be found on some of the slides
The numbers on the slide correlate to an accessions report document [ACCESSSION NUMBER+LINK]
Slide numbers are as follows:
Plant material found in Mary Gibby's possession. Includes samples and whole specimens
Sans titre1 page letter.
Sans titre